Countdown Timer Bar By F2 vs Crest Announcement Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Jun 2, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar By F2, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar.
The short answer
- Countdown Timer Bar By F2 lists 11 features Crest Announcement Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animations, Banner position, Color and font.
Head to head
Basic plan
- · Background and text colour pickers
- · Custom text and link
- · Dismissible close button
- · Mobile-responsive design
- · Sticky bar positioning
- · Theme editor live preview
Customised Plan
- · Custom design requests
- · Everything in Basic plan, and:
- · Priority email support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCountdown Timer Bar By F2 helps merchants display countdown timers, announcement bars, sticky bars, and product timers throughout their Shopify store. Create fixed-date, evergreen, flash sale, and promotional countdown campaigns using customizable templates. Merchants can adjust colors, fonts, buttons, layouts, timer styles, and positioning directly from the Shopify theme editor without editing code.
Crest Announcement Bar lets you display important messages at the top of your store. Highlight shipping thresholds, flash sales, or store-wide promotions with a bar that stays visible as customers scroll. Add a countdown timer to create urgency for limited-time offers. Visitors can dismiss the bar, and their choice is remembered so it won't reappear.
- Create customizable countdown timer bars, sticky bars, and announcements.
- Display product page, product grid, and flash sale countdown timers.
- Customize colors, buttons, layouts, fonts, and timer styles easily.
- Schedule fixed-date, evergreen, and promotional countdown campaigns.
- Countdown timer to create urgency for flash sales and limited-time promotions
- Sticky bar that stays visible as customers scroll with dismissible close button
- Full colour, font, and padding controls — all managed in the theme editor
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Countdown Timer Bar By F2 |  Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Countdown Timer Bar By F2 | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Countdown Timer Bar By F2 | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Countdown Timer Bar By F2 | Crest Announcement Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #426 | #346(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 2, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Friends2a Technology | AKH IT Solutions Ltd |
FAQ
Countdown Timer Bar By F2 and Crest Announcement Bar: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Countdown Timer Bar By F2 lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Animations, Banner position, Color and font, Countdown. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Jun 2, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar By F2, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Jun 2, 2026 for Countdown Timer Bar By F2, Oct 14, 2026 for Crest Announcement Bar. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.